The Deepest Roots

"God is change." At least that is what Lauren Olamena, the main character in "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia Butler, believes. My students are reading books about dystopias, or very imperfect worlds and societies, right now. Each of these books makes me reconsider the world we live in. It is a dystopia Read More

What can one say in the face of truth....yes of course, those that hold on to those glass castles, will do anything and everything to horde in the majority of the worlds resources and force the rest of humanity to fight each other for the leftovers. It isn't hard to see the impact this has on those living in hell and next door to utopia.

Creative nonfiction, memoir, environmental sustainability.

Combining memoir, historical records, and a blueprint for sustainability, The Deepest Roots shows us how an island population can mature into responsible food stewards and reminds us that innovation, adaptation, diversity, and common sense will help us make wise decisions about our future. And along the way, we learn how food is intertwined with our present but offers a path to a better understanding of the future.